Posted on 03/04/2025 5:55:42 AM PST by V_TWIN
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on Monday introduced a bill that would end federal funding for NPR and PBS, reports the Washington Examiner.
"We're spending half a billion dollars a year, 14 and a half billion dollars over time, to give to people at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR and NPS [sic] to participate in opinion journalism, which they're entitled to do, but they can't do it on the taxpayer dime. They're doing it on the taxpayer dime, but they shouldn't be able to," Kennedy said on the Senate floor.
The report comes nearly a month after President Donald Trump's new FCC chair ordered an investigation of NPR and PBS.
"I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by airing commercials," Chair Brendan Carr wrote at the time the presidents and chief executives of NPR and PBS.
"In particular, it is possible that NPR and PBS member stations are broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements."
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Do it! They are both mouthpieces for the democratic party.
And prohibit the use of the word, “Public”, in their names, at the same time.
In protest, I’m going to cancel my pledge to PBS and use that money to buy a Tesla!!!!
Sesame Street has had an unfair toy monopoly for decades.
FINALLY! Not one more dime of taxpayer money!
Good!!
Of all the things that make the left overreact this is one of them. Another is wind and solar subsidies, two ‘sexy’ endeavors.
In the case of solar just picture the panels laying in the sun and contrast them with women lying on their lawn chairs soaking up the free and unlimited rays. Then think unlimited and inconsequential sex. It’s the freedom they’ long for-especially outside.
Ted Turner: Satellite dishes remind me of women’s breasts.
This is not the Bee.
Way overdue but better late than never.
This bill should be an easy one for Republicans to get behind, but we’ll see.
ABOUT DAMN TIME,
EXCELLENT.
Heck yeah!
I’m sick of my tax dollars being used to fund their leftist garbage.
If they do end Federal funding for NPR, PBS I can see MSM headlines TOYKO ROSE KILLED by imperialist dogs..........
Make them use “People’s” instead of “Public.”
Really? I didn’t know Kennedy actually did things.
They certainly won’t be public, after this. They can use Commercial or Marxist. CBS is taken, so I guess NMR and MBS could work. Your idea of “People’s” would let them keep their initials, I suppose.
On the bright side, PBS will be able to keep Sheryl Crow’s and Elvira’s Teslas.
Make that NPR.
Doubtful to get past cloture if that’s required
Excellent! Way past time to stop funding these Anti-American smudge pots of propaganda.
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